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No. 463,600. Patented Novpl', 1891.

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P. FLOWERS.

CHAIR.

Patented Nov. 17, 1891.

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No. 463,600. Patented Nov. 17.1891.

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GHAIR.

Patentqd Nov. 17, 1891.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,600, dated November 17, 1891. Application tiled February 5, 1891- Serial No. 380,394. (No model.).

.To @ZZ whom t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP FLOWERS, of St. Louis, Missouri, have made a new and useful Improvement in Chairs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The improvement is adaptable to several forms of chairs-#tc householdchairs, carchairs, and other chairs which it is desired to have recline.

The improvement relates, mainly, to the means employed in effecting the reclination of the chair, substantially as is hereinafter set forth and claimed, aided by the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure lis a side eleva-tion of a chair having the improvement, portions being broken away and in section; Fig. 2, a side elevation,the chair being inclined; Fig. 3, a front elevation of the chair upright, and Figs. 4 to 12 details, Fig. 4 being an inside elevation of one of the irons used at the front, and respectively at the sides, of the chair for operating the legrest and for other purposes; Fig. 5, a rear edge elevation of the same; Fig. 6, an end elevation of the foot-rest, including the coacting part; Fig. 7, a plan of the parts of Fig. 6; Fig. 8, a side elevation of the lock; Figui), a plan of the same; Fig. 10, a side elevation showing that portion of the iron of Figs. 4 and 5, and including the coacting hooks which lead from the seat and leg-rest; Fig. 1l, a plan of the parts of Fig. l0, and Fig. l2 asection on the line 12 l2 of Fig. 4. The last-named views, Figs. 4 to 12, are upon various scales. In Figs. 4 and 5 the adjacent wood-work is indicated by the broken lines.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

Saving as the chair may be modified or supplemented by the improvement under consideration it is of the customary construction. It may have, so far as many of its features are concerned, a Xed base, may be made to rock directly upon the floor, or to rock upon a base. The chair illustrated is of the last-named type, the chair having rockers A, adapted to be rocked upon a base B. The seat of the chair is shown at C, and D represents the chair-back, E E the arms, and F the leg-rest. The back is jointed to the seat-frame G at d, to the seat C at cZ, and to the arm E at d2. The arms E, at or toward the forward end thereof, are respectively j ointed to what may be termed the leg-rest bars ff. These bars in turn are pivoted at f to the posts g g, respectively, of the seat-frame, and they serve to connect the arms E at the forward end thereof with the seat-frame, to assist in supporting the leg-rest F, and to support the seat. O at the forward end thereof, to which end the leg-rest bars are jointed. Owing to the seat-frame, back, arms, and leg-rest bars being jointed together, as described, the back can be turned upward and downward and the seat and leg-rest lowered and raised, substan tially as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively.

As thusY far described the construction is somewhat similar to what has been used but in the construction referred to the seat, as the chair-back is shifted, rides upon bearings upon the leg-rest bars, and in consequence of this the position of the seat with reference to the leg-rest bars is changed in the adjustment of the 'chair'. ln the present chair the seat maintains a constant relation to the leg-rest bars, and at its forward end the seat is connected with the pins]2 f2 upon the leg-rest bars, respectively,substantially as shown. The legrest bars serve other purposes. Their special form is shown more distinctly in Figs. 4and 5. Commencing at the upper end thereof and looking toward the inner side thereof, as in Fig. 4, the bar from the position of the joint e, which unites the bar and the arm E, extends backward, substantially as shown at f3,

and thence downward and forward, substan tially as shown at f4, to the position of the pivot f. The bar thence extends downward, substantially as shown at f5, and thence forward, substantially as shown at f6, to the position of the pin f2. From the part-f6 an arm of' the bar extends downward and forward, the arm in question extending from the part f6 first horizontally, or nearly horizontally, inward, substantially as shown at f7, and

thence downward and forward, substantially as shown at f8. The portion fi", as seen in Fig. 5, is arranged in a plane farther inward than that of the part f. At the angle of the parts ff6 the bar is provided with an inwardly-extending stud f9 and at the lower end of the part f8 in an outwardly-extending stud flo. y

In addition to serving as a means for jointing the seat to the leg-rest bars the pins f2 f2 serve also to connect the leg-rest with the legrest bars, the leg-rest being provided with hooks f, which hang upon said pins, substantially as shown, and preferably on the outside of the irons L, used in jointing the seat to said pins. The seat at its sides,'re spectively, and toward its forward end is provided with hooks G, which extend from the seat forward and downward, substantially as shown. These hooks coact with the studs fi upon the leg-rest bars. Vhen the chair is adjusted in its upright position, Fig. l, the hooks extend downward and forward from the position of the studs; but when the chair is reclined, Fig. 2, the hooks engage with the studs.

An additional feature is the lock H, consisting of a rod 7L, jointed at its forward end to some part, such as the stud f9 upon the legrest bar, and extending thence backward and through a perforated bearing h, attached to the seat-frame and provided with a cam h2, with which coacts a journaled cam-lever h3. After the chair has been adjusted it can be locked by turning the ca1n-lever to wedge the cam h2 against the rod 7i sniiieiently to tighten it in the bearing 7L. The lower portionnamely, the part fRe-of the leg-rest bars serves to support the leg-rest when the chair is reelined, substantially as shown. To enable the described movable parts of the chair to work properly upon each other, the distance between the joint c and the joint f', the d`istance between the joint j" and the joint f2, and the distance between the joint d and the joint d are the same. This rule, however, can be and is deviated from in chairs for larger persons, and the distance between the joint e and the joint f be made longer than the distance between the joint j and the joint f2. j Y

An additional feature is the standard I. It is attached at the side of the chair to thebase, and extends thence upward to within reach ot' the occupant of the chair, who, by grasping and drawing upon the standard, can readily rock the chair upon its base.

A remaining feature of the construction is the mode of adjusting the foot-restJ upon the leg-rest. rIhe leg-rest is provided with rackbars K K and t-he foot-rest is provided with coacting teeth 7' j. The teeth are attached, respectively, to armsly" y", which are secured to the foot-rest at the ends, respectively, thereof, and which are shaped and arranged to inclose and to be slipped upon the rack-bars, respectively, at the outer edge thereof, sub stantially as shown. Each arm is of the rightangular shape shown, the portion 72 of which slides upon the rack-bar and the portion]3 is attached to the foot-rest. The toothj is attached to the arm portion toward the outer end thereof.

To adj ust the foot-rest it is turned upon the 1'ack-bars sufficiently to disengage the teeth j j and is then slipped upon the rack-bars to the proper point thereon, and then by allowing the foot-rest to rock backward to bring the teeth jj into engagement again with the rack-bars the foot-rest is secured.

To enable the foot-rest to be thus slipped and rocked upon the rack-bars, each arm portion j2 is provided with a stud ,7"4, which projects inward to ride upon a ledge 7a upon the rack-bar. The tooth j and the study"l not being opposite each other, but relatively arranged as shown nsubstantially in Fig. 6, the foot-rest can be rocked upon the rack-bar to effect the engagement and disengagement of the tooth. When the tooth is engaged, the weight of the foot-rest serves to keep it in engagement.

The preferred mode of connecting the seat at its forward end with the leg-rest bars is by means of the irons L L and the pins f2 f. 95 The irons are attached to the seat, and at the outer end Z thereof they extend to come beneath the pins fzfr", respectively, and substantially as shown in Figs. l0 and 11 more distinctly. In Figs. l and 2 the ends l are roo modified slightly in shape; but in either ease the seat at its forward end cannot, by reason of the engagement of the irons with the pins, as described, be uplifted. The part fs and stud f1" of the leg-rest bars serve to uplift and 1o 5 sustain the leg-rest when the chair is reclined. This position is indicated in Fig. 2. To give a finish to the leg-rest bars at the upper part thereof pieces F F are attached to the bars respectively.

I claim- 1. The combination, with the ohainarms, the seat-frame posts, and the seat having connected to its under side at the forward edge the angle-irons, of the leg-rest bars pivoted 115 to the forward ends of the arms and to the forward seat-frame posts and having a forwardly-extended portion f6, provided. with pins or studs engaged from below by the angle-irons, and the leg-rest having their sus- 12o pending hooksalso engaging said studs or pins, said leg-rest bars being extended downward and forward to support said leg-rest whenthe chair is reclined, substantially asset forth.

2. The combination of the seat-frame, the 125 arms, the leg-rest bars pivoted to said arms and seat-fra1ne, and the leg-rest, said leg-rest being hung upon bearings upon said leg-rest bars, and said leg-rest bars being extended downward and forward to support said leg- 13o IIO rest when the cha-ir is reolined, substantially and forward to support said leb-rest when the Io as described. chair isin its reolined position, substantially 3. The combination, with the seat provided as specified. upon its under side with the angle-irons, the 'Vitness my hand this 22d day of January, leb-rest'bars provided with pins or studs en- 1891. i

gaged by said angle-irons from the under PHILIP FLOWERS. side, and the leg-rests having their suspend- Witnesses: i ing hooks also engaging said studs or pins, C. D. MOODY,

said leg-rest bars being extended downward HENRY GIESELMANN. .i 

